Murekezi Surname

68,399th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Murekezi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murekezi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda7,1321:1,594386
Uganda601:650,65533,621
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Belgium161:718,54060,840
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Murekezi (27) may also be a first name.

Murekezi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Murekezi Come From? nationality or country of origin

Murekezi is held by more people in Rwanda than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Murekezi.

How Common Is The Last Name Murekezi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 68,399th most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,003,380 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Murekezi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Murekezi is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held given name worldwide, held by 27 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Rwanda, where it is carried by 7,132 people, or 1 in 1,594. Outside of Rwanda it is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Murekezi Last Name Statistics demography

Murekezi earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murekesi8812/
Murakezi885/
Murekazi881/
Murechezi823/
Murokozi75417/
Muraközi75101/
Murekasi752/
Murekaze752/
Murakazi751/
Murakozi751/
Muurikozi711/
Muraközy63136/
Murakozy6313/
Murikiza632/
Mirakazi631/
Murakosai591/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Murekezi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis